Dr Simon Pearce, Professor of Endocrinology, Newcastle University, and Chief Investigator for the trial commented: "This is the first new therapy for Graves' disease to be tested in over 50 years and is a significant step forward in the development of the drug. We are very pleased to be leading the first clinical trial of ATX-GD-59 which has significant potential to treat the underlying cause of this condition for the first time."

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What wonderful news for those suffering Graves'. How completely awful that it's the first new therapy to be trialed for over fifty years. Make no mistake; misogyny is at the heart of what keeps so many thyroid patients ill. The poor men who also suffer are just collateral damage

Perhaps Dr Pearce has a T shirt bearing the legend ' this is what a feminist looks like'. Rock on, doc

Apitope's ATX-GD-59 has the potential to treat and prevent the production of stimulating antibodies against TSHR (thyroid stimulating hormone receptor) that lead to Graves' disease. The Phase I trial will recruit up to 30 patients and is designed to assess the safety and initial efficacy of the product.

It's a very small trail but it's a very small amount of money but it's still uplifting.